Rihanna: Not Touring, Just Boating

She was hit hard by Chris Brown, but Rihanna isn't hitting the road anytime soon, despite a report circulated by E! Online that she was planning on kicking off a huge North American Tour this September with Ciara or Keyshia Cole.

"She wants strong women to join her," a source told E! of the singer, who was assaulted in February by Brown. "This is a 'women empowerment' type of tour."

Well, a source close to the singer says it's "not true" that she's going on tour this fall. Instead, she's keeping a low profile until Chris Brown's case is settled.

As he awaits his court date next week - and may or may not be passing time boinking Natalie Mejia - Rihanna kicked it on the high seas ... with Katy Perry!

The two are vacationing together in the R&B star's native Barbados ...